isa_n 63.8_o serm._n before_o the_o parl._n workman_n we_o be_v loc_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d syrus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la priorem_fw-la hominis_fw-la creationem_fw-la alludit_fw-la utetiam_fw-la david_n psa_fw-la 51.12_o pro_fw-la nomine_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caeteri_fw-la omnes_fw-la prorsus_fw-la excluduntur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vocat_fw-la quod_fw-la hebr._fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beza_n in_o loc_n his_o workmanship_n say_v the_o apostle_n create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n unto_o good_a work_n ephes_n 2.10_o therefore_o if_o we_o attribute_v any_o thing_n to_o ourselves_o 28._o ourselves_o sibbs_n soul_n conflict_n cap._n 28._o we_o commit_v either_o sacrilege_n by_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o due_n and_o so_o do_v not_o praise_v he_o or_o mockery_n by_o praise_v he_o for_o that_o which_o we_o hold_v to_o be_v of_o ourselves_o it_o be_v a_o most_o unreasonable_a thing_n to_o arrogate_v that_o to_o ourselves_o as_o the_o 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eye_n over_o themselves_o that_o while_o they_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o grace_n they_o have_v receive_v there_o be_v no_o secret_a glory_v in_o their_o thought_n as_o if_o they_o receive_v it_o not_o we_o find_v the_o apostle_n more_o than_o ordinary_o careful_a of_o this_o both_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n in_o himself_o and_o in_o other_o in_o himself_o 1_o cor._n 15.10_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n say_v he_o i_o be_o what_o i_o be_o i_o labour_v more_o abundant_o than_o they_o all_o yet_o not_o i_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o i_o and_o gal._n 2.20_o i_o live_v yet_o not_o i_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o and_o the_o life_n which_o i_o now_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n i_o live_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o love_v i_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o i_o in_o other_o ephes_n 2.8_o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v through_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o not_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o 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a_o infinite_a reward_n it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o grace_n on_o god_n part_n to_o promise_v life_n eternal_a upon_o the_o performance_n of_o that_o to_o which_o man_n be_v oblige_v by_o his_o creation_n though_o there_o have_v be_v no_o such_o promise_n how_o then_o can_v there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n in_o this_o state_n of_o degeneracy_n then_o there_o be_v non-deserving_a but_o now_o not_o only_o non-deserving_a but_o illdeserving_a too_o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o deserve_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a that_o we_o deserve_v the_o quite_o contrary_a even_o all_o manner_n of_o evil_a to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o we_o and_o therefore_o if_o god_n shall_v deal_v with_o we_o according_a to_o our_o desert_n he_o may_v just_o punish_v we_o not_o only_o by_o deny_v we_o grace_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a but_o by_o 19_o by_o exod._n 4.21_o rom._n 19_o harden_v our_o heart_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a that_o so_o wax_v worse_a and_o worse_o 3.13_o worse_o 2_o chron._n 28.22_o 2_o tim._n 3.13_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o he_o shall_v do_v to_o reclaim_v we_o our_o damnation_n may_v be_v the_o great_a we_o have_v have_v our_o portion_n already_o but_o we_o have_v play_v the_o prodigal_n and_o have_v break_v and_o therefore_o can_v demand_v a_o second_o set_v up_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v return_v to_o our_o father_n if_o we_o will_v have_v the_o best_a robe_n bring_v forth_o and_o put_v upon_o we_o at_o our_o return_n we_o must_v come_v with_o the_o language_n of_o the_o prodigal_n in_o our_o mouth_n luke_n 15.21_o father_n we_o have_v sin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o we_o be_v no_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n the_o child_n bread_n belong_v not_o to_o we_o even_o the_o crumb_n that_o fall_v from_o thy_o table_n be_v too_o good_a for_o we_o and_o thou_o may_v just_o suffer_v we_o to_o pine_v away_o in_o our_o iniquity_n this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o obtain_v grace_n if_o we_o will_v have_v it_o but_o self_n hardly_o stoop_v to_o term_n of_o so_o great_a self-abascment_a papist_n and_o arminian_o know_v not_o how_o to_o speak_v in_o this_o humble_a dialect_n merit_n of_o congruity_n and_o merit_n of_o condignity_n be_v continual_o in_o their_o mouth_n merit_n of_o congruity_n in_o respect_n of_o 3_o of_o vid._n henric_n he_o die_v mellific_n catech._n par_fw-fr 3_o grace_n merit_n of_o condignity_n in_o respect_n of_o glory_n the_o latter_a of_o these_o we_o shall_v speak_v to_o follow_v to_o see_v subsect_n 3._o follow_v afterward_o to_o the_o first_o here_o their_o opinion_n and_o reddat_fw-la and_o meritum_fw-la de_fw-la congruo_fw-la hominis_fw-la nonrenati_fw-la seu_fw-la ante_fw-la primam_fw-la gratiam_fw-la acceptam_fw-la operibus_fw-la tribuunt_fw-la meritum_fw-la de_fw-la congruo_fw-la nominant_fw-la quod_fw-la congruum_fw-la sit_fw-la ut_fw-la deus_fw-la homini_fw-la seeundum_fw-la virtutem_fw-la svam_fw-la operanti_fw-la plae_fw-la mium_o wolleb_n conversionem_fw-la a_o die_v 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out_o the_o eye_n of_o reason_n and_o rely_v whole_o upon_o force_a persuasion_n it_o be_v impossible_a such_o palpable_a contradiction_n betwixt_o most_o man_n ordinary_a resolution_n and_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o faith_n as_o any_o heathen_a that_o can_v but_o understand_v what_o the_o word_n of_o scripture_n mean_v will_v upon_o the_o first_o view_n of_o both_o clear_o descry_v shall_v go_v so_o long_o oft_o time_n for_o aught_o we_o can_v perceive_v the_o whole_a course_n of_o their_o life_n without_o control_n or_o check_v and_o without_o notice_n of_o their_o danger_n he_o be_v in_o worse_a case_n questionless_a than_o the_o mere_a natural_a or_o reasonable_a man_n even_o blind_v by_o god_n just_a judgement_n for_o his_o hypocrisy_n that_o can_v suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v persuade_v he_o have_v true_o deny_v himself_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n forsake_v all_o and_o make_v fit_a to_o follow_v christ_n when_o as_o the_o world_n see_v and_o his_o practice_n proclaim_v he_o 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their_o grace_n till_o it_o be_v too_o late_o and_o this_o be_v their_o folly_n they_o be_v shut_v out_o of_o the_o bride-chamber_n for_o their_o neglect_n mat._n 25.11_o 12._o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o that_o many_o at_o the_o last_o day_n will_v say_v unto_o he_o lord_n lord_n have_v we_o not_o prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n preach_v many_o powerful_a sermon_n even_o to_o the_o wonder_n and_o astonishment_n of_o those_o that_o hear_v we_o and_o in_o thy_o name_n cast_v out_o devil_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n do_v many_o wonderful_a work_n be_v instrument_n of_o a_o wonderful_a reformation_n in_o the_o place_n where_o we_o dwell_v cast_v out_o drunkard_n swearer_n prophaner_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o then_o he_o will_v proof_n sse_v unto_o they_o that_o he_o neur_fw-fr know_v they_o mat._n 7.22_o 23._o let_v every_o one_o therefore_o examine_v himself_o whether_o he_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n 2_o cor._n 13.5_o and_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v his_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a i._n e_o his_o election_n by_o his_o call_n 2_o pet._n 1.10_o 4._o it_o be_v not_o to_o deny_v the_o expression_n of_o it_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v see_v though_o grace_n be_v a_o invisible_a thing_n in_o itself_o yet_o by_o a_o holy_a practice_n it_o may_v be_v make_v visible_a i_o willshew_v thou_o my_o faith_n by_o my_o work_n say_v the_o apostle_n jam._n 2.18_o and_o this_o be_v according_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 5.16_o let_v your_o light_n so_o shine_v forth_o that_o man_n may_v see_v your_o good_a work_n and_o glorify_v your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n some_o be_v afraid_a to_o discover_v their_o grace_n when_o they_o doubt_v it_o will_v be_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o their_o worldly_a interest_n and_o therefore_o lest_o they_o shall_v offend_v some_o particular_a person_n not_o cordial_o affect_v to_o religion_n upon_o who_o
every_o wicked_a servant_n will_v be_v find_v to_o have_v be_v a_o slothful_a servant_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n matth._n 25.26_o but_o 2_o if_o this_o be_v true_a that_o some_o such_o person_n act_n adultimum_fw-la virium_fw-la to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o their_o power_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o god_n shall_v give_v they_o grace_n nor_o do_v god_n give_v any_o one_o grace_n upon_o that_o account_n for_o when_o they_o have_v do_v all_o that_o they_o can_v in_o this_o unregenerate_a state_n what_o be_v it_o that_o they_o have_v do_v why_o nothing_o well-pleasing_a and_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n because_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 8_o say_v rom._n 8.7_o 8_o the_o carnal_a mind_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n for_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n neither_o indeed_o can_v be_v whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n can_v please_v god_n now_o be_v it_o fit_a that_o god_n shall_v give_v they_o grace_n for_o do_v that_o which_o do_v displease_v he_o again_o as_o faith_n without_o work_n be_v dead_a so_o work_v without_o faith_n be_v dead_a also_o and_o if_o they_o be_v dead_a work_n and_o not_o the_o service_n of_o the_o live_a god_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v they_o be_v heb._n 9.14_o how_o can_v a_o man_n by_o such_o work_n deserve_v to_o have_v grace_n what_o a_o monstrous_a thing_n be_v it_o that_o vice_n shall_v merit_v virtue_n that_o a_o man_n by_o sin_v against_o god_n shall_v deserve_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o his_o holiness_n that_o natural_a man_n may_v do_v some_o thing_n that_o be_v material_o good_a there_o be_v none_o will_v deny_v but_o that_o they_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n formal_o good_a smell_v too_o much_o of_o the_o pelagian_a forge_n and_o be_v manifest_o contradictory_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o tell_v we_o that_o whatsoever_o such_o man_n do_v be_v sin_n prov._n 21.4_o titus_n 1.15_o and_o therefore_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v they_o can_v do_v nothing_o to_o prepare_v themselves_o for_o conversion_n nothing_o to_o move_v god_n either_o to_o vouchsafe_v they_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n or_o to_o make_v they_o effectual_a as_o these_o man_n vain_o teach_v 2._o teach_v dr._n twisse_n against_o hoard_n lib._n 2._o this_o be_v the_o peculiar_a glory_n of_o god_n grace_n to_o make_v we_o perfect_a in_o every_o good_a work_n and_o to_o work_v in_o we_o that_o which_o be_v please_v in_o his_o sight_n through_o jesus_n christ_n and_o this_o he_o do_v according_a to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n phil._n 2.13_o &_o hebrew_n 13.21_o for_o grace_n be_v not_o confer_v according_a to_o work_n that_o be_v condemn_v as_o a_o pestilent_a doctrine_n long_o ago_o in_o the_o synod_n of_o palestine_n and_o all_o along_o in_o divers_a counsel_n against_o the_o pelagian_o that_o the_o gospel_n prevail_v upon_o some_o and_o not_o upon_o other_o to_o who_o it_o be_v preach_v who_o it_o still_o leave_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n and_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n our_o saviour_n ascribe_v it_o whole_o to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n as_o the_o only_a reason_n of_o it_o i_o thank_v thou_o father_n lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n that_o thou_o have_v hide_v these_o thing_n from_o the_o wise_a and_o prudent_a and_o have_v reveal_v they_o unto_o babe_n even_o so_o father_n for_o so_o it_o seem_v good_a in_o thy_o sight_n matth._n 11.25_o 26._o and_o judas_n not_o iscariot_n hear_v he_o say_v that_o if_o any_o man_n love_v he_o he_o will_v manifest_v himself_o unto_o he_o reply_v with_o wonder_n lord_n how_o be_v it_o that_o thou_o will_v manifest_v thyself_o unto_o we_o and_o not_o unto_o the_o world_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v there_o be_v nothing_o in_o we_o more_o than_o in_o they_o that_o can_v move_v thou_o to_o it_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o other_o it_o be_v not_o only_o true_a of_o election_n but_o of_o vocation_n also_o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v prevent_v grace_n it_o meet_v we_o in_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n even_o while_o we_o be_v run_v away_o from_o god_n we_o do_v not_o seek_v it_o first_o but_o it_o seek_v we_o and_o find_v we_o out_o in_o our_o lose_a condition_n that_o we_o may_v seek_v it_o afterward_o and_o have_v find_v it_o may_v be_v careful_a to_o keep_v it_o as_o isa_n 65.1_o i_o be_o seek_v of_o they_o that_o ask_v not_o for_o i_o 52._o i_o non_fw-la ergo_fw-la putandum_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la pelagianis_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dari_fw-la ex_fw-la merito_fw-la &_o iis_fw-la communicari_fw-la qui_fw-la eam_fw-la antea_fw-la quaesiverunt_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la quaeritur_fw-la gratia_fw-la sine_fw-la gratia_fw-la quae_fw-la prima_fw-la homisem_fw-la perditum_fw-la in_o se_fw-la quaerit_fw-la &_o invenis_fw-la ut_fw-la postea_fw-la eam_fw-la quaerat_fw-la &_o censervet_v inventam_fw-la r._n vet_z in_o loc_n exercitor_n in_o gen_n 52._o i_o be_o find_v of_o they_o that_o seek_v i_o not_o i_o say_v behold_v i_o be_v hold_v i_o unto_o a_o nation_n that_o be_v not_o call_v by_o my_o name_n therefore_o if_o we_o have_v any_o evidence_n of_o a_o real_a work_n of_o grace_n in_o our_o heart_n in_o any_o measure_n wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n let_v we_o cry_v grace_n grace_n unto_o it_o let_v we_o say_v unto_o the_o lord_n as_o mephibosheth_n unto_o david_n 2_o sam._n 9.8_o what_o be_v thy_o servant_n that_o thou_o shall_v look_v upon_o such_o dead_a dog_n as_o we_o be_v and_o thus_o much_o for_o this_o first_o particular_a of_o self-denial_n in_o respect_n of_o inherent_a grace_n the_o not_o ascribe_v it_o to_o ourselves_o as_o the_o cause_n neither_o the_o efficient_a nor_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o it_o in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o deny_v self_n in_o respect_n of_o inherent_a grace_n be_v 2_o not_o to_o rest_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o righteousness_n whereby_o we_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o a_o righteousness_n inherent_a but_o impute_v whereby_o we_o be_v justify_v righteousness_n inherent_a be_v a_o necessary_a antocedent_n of_o glorification_n 2_o thes_n 2.13_o the_o subject_n of_o reconciliation_n be_v a_o enemy_n rom._n 5.10_o of_o justification_n a_o sinner_n rom._n 4.5_o but_o of_o glorification_n a_o saint_n act_v 26_o 18_o it_o be_v also_o a_o necessary_a concomitant_a of_o justification_n i_o corinth_n 1.30_o &_o rom._n 8.29_o 30._o where_o god_n do_v alter_v and_o change_v the_o state_n there_o he_o do_v mend_v the_o condition_n by_o the_o operation_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o formal_a cause_n of_o it_o as_o bellarmine_n and_o other_o papist_n teach_v justification_n be_v a_o gracious_a sentence_n of_o god_n whereby_o for_o christ_n sake_n apprehend_v by_o faith_n he_o do_v absolve_v the_o believer_n from_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o account_v he_o righteous_a unto_o life_n 4.132_o life_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr physica_fw-la transmutatio_fw-la qualitatum_fw-la in_o haerentium_fw-la sed_fw-la moralis_fw-la vel_fw-la relativa_fw-la transmutatia_fw-la status_fw-la qualis_fw-la est_fw-la mutatio_fw-la hominis_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la condonationem_fw-la creditoris_fw-la ex_fw-la debitore_fw-la fit_a non_fw-la debtor_n ames_n bellarmin_n enervar_n tom._n 4.132_o it_o do_v not_o denote_v any_o physical_a or_o real_a change_n of_o disposition_n but_o a_o judicial_a or_o relative_a change_n of_o state_n such_o a_o change_n as_o consist_v in_o pronounce_v of_o a_o sentence_n and_o in_o reputation_n but_o to_o he_o that_o work_v not_o but_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o justifi_v the_o ungodly_a his_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4.5_o where_o this_o phrase_n faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n be_v all_o one_o with_o that_o in_o the_o six_o verse_n god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n what_o this_o righteousness_n be_v that_o be_v there_o say_v to_o be_v impute_v the_o apostle_n afterward_o tell_v we_o cap._n 5.19_o where_o he_o say_v that_o as_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n even_o so_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o shall_v many_o be_v make_v righteous_a by_o which_o he_o show_v that_o the_o righteousness_n whereby_o we_o be_v justify_v be_v the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n his_o active_a and_o passive_a obedience_n and_o therefore_o not_o a_o righteousness_n inherent_a in_o ourselves_o but_o impute_v to_o we_o for_o 1._o it_o be_v the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n and_o 2._o the_o text_n say_v that_o we_o be_v make_v righteous_a by_o that_o obedience_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o be_v make_v sinner_n by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n which_o be_v by_o 4.140_o by_o non_fw-la potest_fw-la intelligi_fw-la quomode_fw-fr in_fw-la obedientia_fw-la adami_n constitueret_fw-la posteros_fw-la
beholder_n after_o it_o now_o there_o be_v nothing_o do_v this_o so_o much_o as_o self-denial_n self-denial_n make_v one_o lovely_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n of_o saint_n and_o of_o god_n himself_o 1_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n a_o self-denying_a man_n be_v as_o the_o suctoraus_fw-la the_o suctoraus_fw-la historian_n say_v of_o titus_n the_o roman_a emperor_n delicia_n humani_fw-la generis_fw-la the_o delight_n of_o mankind_n the_o very_a darling_n of_o the_o world_n even_o natural_a man_n have_v a_o perceive_v of_o the_o loveliness_n of_o self-denial_n so_o that_o although_o they_o can_v affect_v a_o man_n for_o his_o religion_n which_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v yet_o so_o sarre_o as_o they_o discover_v any_o thing_n of_o self-denial_n in_o he_o as_o in_o matter_n of_o justice_n in_o which_o they_o have_v some_o skill_n they_o be_v wonderful_o take_v with_o he_o it_o be_v say_v of_o those_o convert_v in_o the_o second_o of_o the_o act_n that_o they_o continue_v daily_o with_o one_o accord_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o break_v of_o bread_n from_o house_n to_o house_n do_v eat_v their_o meat_n with_o gladness_n and_o fren._n and_o simplicito_fw-la de_fw-fr coeur_fw-fr fren._n singleness_n of_o heart_n praise_v god_n and_o have_v favour_n with_o all_o the_o people_n act._n 2.46_o they_o be_v such_o as_o do_v walk_v upright_o or_o as_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o 2_o cor._n 1.12_o in_o simplicity_n and_o godly_a sincerity_n not_o with_o fleshly_a wisdom_n pretend_v one_o thing_n and_o act_v another_o for_o the_o carry_v on_o of_o their_o own_o end_n but_o their_o practice_n do_v exact_o accord_v with_o those_o principle_n of_o godliness_n which_o they_o do_v profess_v and_o this_o bring_v they_o into_o favour_n with_o all_o the_o people_n and_o many_o join_v themselves_o to_o they_o daily_o vers_fw-la 47._o 2_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o saint_n there_o be_v none_o that_o the_o heart_n of_o saint_n do_v more_o run_v out_o upon_o than_o those_o that_o be_v most_o eminent_a in_o self-denial_n my_o heart_n be_v towards_o the_o governor_n of_o israel_n that_o offer_v themselves_o willing_a among_o the_o people_n say_v deborah_n judg._n 5.9_o that_o be_v i_o do_v exceed_o loc_n exceed_o deodati_n in_o loc_n love_v they_o because_o notwithstanding_o their_o peaceable_a office_n and_o dignity_n they_o have_v be_v willing_a to_o partake_v in_o the_o labour_n and_o danger_n of_o the_o war_n against_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n and_o his_o people_n somestayed_a at_o home_n mind_v their_o own_o business_n vers_fw-la 16_o 17_o and_o neglect_v the_o care_n of_o the_o public_a but_o these_o lay_v aside_o all_o respect_n to_o their_o private_a concernment_n and_o whereas_o other_o it_o may_v be_v be_v press_v to_o the_o service_n these_o be_v voluntary_n and_o come_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o for_o this_o it_o be_v that_o deborah_n be_v so_o much_o affect_v towards_o they_o oh_o say_v she_o my_o heart_n be_v towards_o they_o i_o see_v a_o amiableness_n a_o desireablenesse_n in_o they_o 3_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n this_o make_v one_o amiable_a and_o desirable_a not_o only_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n and_o of_o saint_n but_o of_o the_o great_a and_o glorious_a god_n himself_o the_o desire_n of_o his_o soul_n be_v to_o the_o beauty_n of_o self-denial_n by_o this_o very_a argument_n the_o spouse_n be_v exhort_v to_o deny_v herself_o psalm_n 45.10_o 11._o harken_v o_o daughter_n and_o consider_v and_o incline_v thy_o ear_n forget_v also_o thy_o own_o peole_n and_o thy_o father_n house_n here_o be_v self-denial_n now_o mark_v what_o follow_v so_o shall_v the_o king_n great_o desire_v or_o covet_v thy_o beauty_n to_o note_v that_o her_o self-denial_n be_v her_o great_a beauty_n and_o that_o which_o render_v she_o most_o please_a and_o acceptable_a to_o her_o husband_n oh_o what_o a_o beauty_n be_v here_o that_o please_v every_o eye_n that_o look_v upon_o it_o and_o how_o transcendent_o excellent_a that_o even_o ravish_v the_o eye_n of_o he_o that_o be_v beauty_n itself_o three_o thing_n as_o c._n as_o ad_fw-la pulchritudinem_fw-la tria_fw-la requiruntur_fw-la primo_fw-la quidem_fw-la integritas_fw-la sive_fw-la perfectio_fw-la quae_fw-la enim_fw-la diminuta_fw-la sunt_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipso_fw-la turpia_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o debitae_fw-la proportio_fw-la sive_fw-la consonantia_fw-la &_o iterum_fw-la claritas_fw-la vnde_fw-la quae_fw-la haebent_fw-la colorem_fw-la nitidum_fw-la pulchra_fw-la esse_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la par_fw-fr 1._o q._n 39.8_o c._n aquinas_n observe_v be_v require_v to_o a_o perfect_a beauty_n integritas_fw-la proportio_fw-la debita_fw-la &_o claritas_fw-la first_o integrity_n that_o there_o be_v all_o the_o part_n and_o nothing_o lack_v to_o make_v up_o the_o whole_a second_o proportion_n that_o there_o be_v a_o suitablenesse_n in_o the_o several_a part_n one_o to_o another_o three_o clearness_n that_o they_o be_v all_o well-favoured_a now_o see_v all_o these_o in_o self-denial_n 1_o integrity_n self-denial_n let_v every_o grace_n have_v its_o perfect_a work_n for_o it_o be_v only_a self_n that_o hinder_v and_o so_o a_o christian_n come_v to_o be_v perfect_a entire_a and_o lack_v in_o nothing_o which_o be_v the_o argument_n of_o the_o apostle_n whereby_o he_o exhort_v to_o patience_n let_v patience_n have_v its_o perfect_a work_n that_o you_o may_v be_v perfect_a and_o entire_a want_v nothing_o jam._n 1.4_o self-denial_n carry_v a_o man_n forth_o after_o they_o perfection_n of_o every_o grace_n in_o all_o the_o degree_n and_o act_n of_o it_o a_o self-denying_a man_n will_v be_v add_v faith_n to_o faith_n till_o he_o come_v to_o have_v all_o faith_n and_o love_v to_o love_v till_o he_o come_v to_o have_v all_o love_n and_o patience_n to_o patience_n till_o he_o come_v to_o have_v all_o patience_n col._n 1.11_o and_o as_o he_o will_v be_v add_v one_o degree_n and_o act_n to_o another_o of_o the_o same_o grace_n so_o of_o every_o other_o grace_n to_o that_o grace_n he_o will_v give_v all_o diligence_n to_o add_v to_o his_o faith_n virtue_n and_o to_o virtue_n knowledge_n and_o to_o knowledge_n temperance_n and_o to_o temperance_n patience_n and_o to_o patience_n godliness_n and_o to_o godliness_n brotherly_a kindness_n and_o to_o brotherly_a kindness_n charity_n 2_o pet_n 1._o 5_o 6_o 7._o till_o he_o come_v to_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o stature_n of_o a_o perfect_a man_n in_o christ_n jesus_n ephes_n 4.13_o he_o aim_v at_o perfection_n in_o all_o part_n and_o point_n of_o christianity_n he_o have_v respect_n unto_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n with_o david_n psal_n 119.6_o not_o only_o the_o tithe_n of_o mint_n and_o cummin_n with_o the_o pharisee_n but_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o neglect_v matth._n 23.23_o he_o make_v conscience_n to_o do_v all_o that_o god_n command_v and_o to_o do_v all_o that_o god_n command_v and_o to_o leave_v all_o that_o god_n forbid_v be_v endeavour_n 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dead_a be_v alone_o that_o be_v it_o be_v counterfeit_a faith_n jam._n 2.17_o therefore_o he_o show_v that_o the_o esse_fw-la of_o faith_n be_v see_v in_o its_o operari_fw-la i_o will_v show_v thou_o my_o faith_n by_o my_o work_n vers_fw-la 18._o and_o he_o further_o confirm_v it_o by_o the_o instance_n of_o abraham_n faith_n see_v thou_o how_o faith_n wrought_v with_o his_o work_n and_o by_o work_n be_v faith_n make_v perfect_a vers_fw-la 21._o now_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v that_o these_o work_v speak_v of_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o faith_n as_o such_o a_o particular_a grace_n as_o every_o grace_n have_v its_o proper_a work_n it_o may_v easy_o be_v show_v out_o of_o scripture_n that_o there_o be_v no_o good_a work_n that_o be_v not_o the_o fruit_n of_o faith_n as_o from_o that_o heb._n 11._o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n by_o which_o the_o apostle_n argue_v that_o the_o work_n of_o enoch_n be_v work_n of_o faith_n because_o they_o please_v 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other_o part_n a_o fair_a face_n end_v a_o crocked_a body_n comely_a upper_a part_n and_o the_o low_a part_n ancomely_a suit_n not_o well_o because_o comeliness_n stand_v in_o oneness_n in_o a_o fit_a agreement_n of_o many_o paris_n to_o one_o when_o there_o be_v the_o head_n of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o body_n of_o a_o beast_n it_o be_v a_o monster_n in_o nature_n and_o be_v it_o on_o it_o as_o monstrous_a to_o have_v a_o understand_a head_n and_o a_o fierce_a untamed_a heart_n sibbs_n soul_n conflict_n 139_o 140._o another_o thing_n wherein_o beauty_n do_v consist_v and_o be_v also_o in_o self-denial_n where_o there_o be_v self-denial_n there_o be_v not_o only_a integrity_n but_o symmetry_n and_o proportion_n a_o comely_a proportion_n 1_o of_o grace_n unto_o grace_n a_o self-denying_a man_n be_v one_o that_o have_v grace_n for_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v grace_v answerable_a unto_o grace_n and_o not_o only_o in_o christ_n as_o john_n 1.16_o but_o in_o himself_o 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